What, according to the Washington Post team, goes into the ultimate Facebook recipe video?

Film from above

Make the video square

Two disembodied hands to cook and chop

Stock music

Bowl

Speed up the actual cooking

Mash one nostalgic food with another

Bake it in a muffin tin

Crush something in a bag

Top with more cheese

Cheez-Its

Slowly pull it apart

This all sounds familiar from the videos we've seen, right? Some tips are tongue-in-cheek, while others definitely ring true if you've seen a video or 300 on Facebook.

Andrew Gauthier, executive producer for BuzzFeed Motion Pictures (which shoots the Tasty brand videos) spoke to New York Magazine about the fanatical draw of the videos. According to Gauthier, the popularity of food — and by extension food videos — has to do with how people use social media.

"So much of what we do on social platforms is about connecting with friends and family, making plans, documenting experiences, and sharing things we love," Gauthier told The Cut. "And food is connected to all of those things. From family dinners to date nights to brunches with friends, food is just naturally something people share, so it makes sense that people would be excited to share food videos."

But do the videos inspire many would-be cooks to get in the kitchen? According to the Washington Post article, Tasty believes people are cooking the recipes. For the rest of us? We're just fine watching the mesmerizing videos on our phones, thanks.